OUR
SOLAR SYSTEM
OUR
SOLAR SYSTEM
7/8 GRADE LIFE SKILLS
ONEIDA MIDDLE SCHOOL
Schenectady City Schools
Welcome to an internet treasure hunt about our solar system! With this treasure hunt you will be learning about the sun and the nine planets that make up our solar system. Read each question below, then click on the web address below the question to find the answer.
1.
What makes up the solar system?
http://www.allaboutspace.com/subjects/astronomy/solarsystem/index.shtml
2.
Name the nine planets that are in our solar
system.
http://pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/
3.
What do the planets orbit (go around)?
http://www.frontiernet.net/~kidpower/sun.html
4.
What two things does the sun give us?
http://www.frontiernet.net/~kidpower/sun.html
5.
The sun is
really a _______________.
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/sun/sun.shtml
6.
How long does
it take for the Earth to go one time around the sun?
http://www.astronomy.com/content/static/AstroForKids/earth.asp
7.
Which of the
nine planets is closest to the sun?
http://www.astronomy.com/content/static/AstroForKids/mercury.asp
8.
Which of the
nine planets is farthest from the sun?
http://www.allaboutspace.com/subjects/astronomy/planets/pluto/
9.
Which of the
nine planets has rings?
http://www.noao.edu/outreach/aop/observers/saturn.html
10.
Print out the
wordfind, complete it and hand it in with your treasure hunt.
http://members.aol.com/lisajg5222/space/solarsystemsearch.html
Congratulations on completing
your solar system treasure hunt!
Hopefully you had fun and learned a lot of new information about our solar
system.